Harry S. Truman Birthplace State Historic Site - Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area

See where “The Buck” started at the small frame house where the future President was born.

Locations

Hours

Grounds: year-round, sunrise - sunset

Office hours:
March - October: Wed - Sat 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sun 12 - 4 p.m., closed on Easter
November - February: Wed - Sat 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day

Free tours are offered during office hours.

Contact Information

1009 Truman Street
Lamar, MO 64759
Phone: 417-682-2279
website

Location Type

Historic Home

Site Info

Giftshop
Group Tours
Parking
Staffed

See the first home of the only U.S. president born in Missouri at Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site. Visitors can view the small frame house where the future president was born, and see furnishings that reflect what a house in western Missouri would have looked like during the time Truman lived in the house.

Free tours are offered during office hours.

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